Queen's Park, Bolton

Queen's Park
Dobson Bridge in Queen's Park
Queen's Park, Bolton is located in Greater Manchester
Queen's Park, Bolton
TypePublic park
LocationBolton, Greater Manchester, England
OS gridSD707093
Coordinates53°34′45″N 2°26′41″W / 53.5792°N 2.4446°W / 53.5792; -2.4446
Opened24 May 1866 (1866-05-24)
Operated byBolton MBC
StatusOpen all year

Queen's Park is a roughly circular 22 acres (8.9 ha) Victorian park lying on sloping ground to the north-west of Bolton town centre, in Greater Manchester, England.[1] Opened as Bolton Park on 24 May 1866 by Lord Bradford it was renamed in 1897 in honour of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.[2]

The park contains flowerbeds, duck ponds, and a children's play area and the River Croal runs through its lower area. A special feature is a series of grade II listed statues on the central terrace, including one of former British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli,[3] John Fielding, a cotton Trade Unionist [4] and James Dorrian, a popular Irish-born local doctor.[5] The entrance lodge, now a cafe, is also a listed building,[6] as is the cenotaph.[7]

  1. ^ "Parks and open spaces - information and advice". Archived from the original on 27 February 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Bolton Website". Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Statue of Disraeli, Bolton (1388241)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Statue of J.T.Fielding, Bolton (1388240)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Statue of James Dorrian, MP, Bolton (1388242)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Former Entrance Lodge to Queen's Park, Bolton (1388239)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Cenotaph, Queen's Park, Bolton (1388238)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 July 2018.